Brush.



PATENTED AUG. 11, 1908 A. J. BRADY.

BRUSH.

PPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1908.

into loop form, the bends F of the same be E, which are seated inUhlilihil) hlTAT the QR,

Barren- I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Aug. 11, 19023.

Application filed. Iziasch 2'7, 1908. Serial No. 3,533

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, Ainsnosn J. BRADY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and use ful Brush, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists of a brush composed of a head, bristles connectedtherewith by means of stringers, which are seated on said head, a backadapted to enter said head and engage said stringers, and means forconnecting said head with said back, whereby the stringers and bristlesare firmly held in position, provision being made for convenientlyremoving said stringers and replacing Wornout and broken bristles forfresh ones, and

other details of construction are presented,

as will be hereinafter described.

For the purpose of explaining my invention, the accompanying drawingillustrates a satisfactory reduction of the same to practice, but theimportant instruinentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangementand organization shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a brush embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 rep resents a partial side'elevation and partiallongitudinal vertical section thereof. Fig. 3 represents a top or planview thereof partly broken away. Fig. 4 represents a transverse verticalsection, on line Fig. 2. Fig. 5

' represents a perspective view of a detached portion.

Similar letters of reierence indicate correspending parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings z-A designates a brush, which is composed ofthe head B, the

be h Q. thehristles D, and rods E for scour-- ing' the latter to saidhead, said head heing recessed to receive said baclr'.-

The bristles D in the present case consist of pieces or strips of narrowsheet metal bent strun on the rods a p 1 r grooves in What may be termedtheupper of the recess of the head B, While portions of the bodies saidbrie-trespass through openings H lIlflSzl-id head, white the ren ainingportions of the bodies are outside or said head, as usual in such cases,it being noticed that the grooves G: bisect the openings H, so that saidrods E rest in the former and so are assisted in retaining theirpositions on the head.

The back 0 freely occupies the recess in the head B and is adapted toplay freely Within the Walls of said recess so that it may directlycontact with and be pressed tightly against the bends F of the bristlesD to control the same, While said Walls freely inclose said back andserve to retain. the

latter in said recess. This also makes the outer face of the back flushwith the outer faces of said Walls, thus reducing the thickness of thebrush, and as said back is freely and niovably seated in said recess, itmay be constantly tightened against the bonds of the bristies, as thelatter requires it, due to the severe use to which the brush is subjected, andthe Wearing action against the inner face of the back due tothe frictionoi the bends oi the bristles against the same.

On the ends of the rods are loops or limbs d, which rest on the head B,while the back is firmly pressed against the bends E oy means of thethumb-screws K, which pass through the head B and enter the back C, and.which, when tightened, force the head and back towards each other, andso cause the pressure on the "said bends and consequently on the rods,whereby the latter are tightly held in the grooves G, and so effectivelyp ventied from shifting, twist- 1g, and the lil as are the bristles.

It will also he noticed that owing to the 'tlIUIHlrSCFOEVS K, the headand back may he readil connected and disconnected by proper op ration ofsaid screws, whose heads projettnig beyond the underside of the head areconvenient of access and easilymanipulated and form iea ture of irnportance,'especiailywhen the bristl are worn or broken when the to bereplaced by fresh ones, in vin. screws are 1y -co to back (i,separationnd th rods material tables, etc, in which said openings, andso a but here the loo ii 1-. v Jortans teatnre in that an implement ma.e inserted i under the same S I i J V manipulated to turn the rods rindplace loops in upright position, when they may be grasped by hand,afterwhich the rods may be drawn outwardly, the bristles thus being- Inthe use of the word bristles, I design to include all material ol theclass suitable for l brushing, scouring, scraping. and the like, in anarticle of the kind.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is:---'- 1. The combination in a brush ol'the character stated of, a head, the same having openings therethrough,walls around the sides of said head forming a recess in the upper faceof said head, bristles in said open ings, means for holding saidbristles on said face, a back adapted to bear against the portions ofthe bristles in said recess, and screws for adjustably connecting saidback with said head, said back movably occu Jying said recess and beingfreely circumscribed by said walls thereof.

2. A brush composed of a head, a back thereon, said head having openingstherethrough, and a groove on its face bisecting sald openings, bristlespassing through said openlngs, a stringer adapted to carry said bristlesand occupying said groove, and,

means for connecting said head and back and tightly forcing the latterinto contact with said bristles.

3. In a brush of the character stated, a head, bristles passingtherethrough, a stringer on the .ace of said head, the same carryingsaid bristles, said stringer being provided with a limb which is adaptedto be operated manually for the removal of the stringer.

4. In a brush. of the character stated, a head with openingstherethrough, bristles passing through said openings, a groove on theface of said head, the same bisecting said openings, a stringer seatedin said groove and carrying said bristles, and a limo on said stringer,the same being adapted to be operated for the removal of the stringer.

5. in a brush of the character stated, a head, a removable back thereon,said head having openings therethrough, bristles passing through saidopenings, a groove on the face of said head, the same biseeting saidopenings, a stringer seated in said groove and carrying said bristles, alimb on said stringer, the same being adapted to be operated for theremoval of said stringer, saidback being adapted to rest in said head onbends ol' the bristles, and means for tightly 'connecting said back withsaid head and forcing it against said bends.

AMBROSE J. BRADY, Witnesses:

JonN A. Wmnaasnnm, I lAaaY C. DALTON.

